DGA Award-winning (Tracey Takes On...) director Dennie Gordon, who’s handled by Wondros for spots and branded content, is set to executive produce and direct three of the eight episodes of the second season of the Amazon series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. Shooting for season 2 is currently underway on four continents. Gordon recently exec produced and directed season 2 of Goliath with Billy Bob Thornton, Nina Ariande, and Mark Duplass. She also directed the Michael Shannon-Taylor Kitsch miniseries, Waco. Her other credits include Legion, Bloodline, Kingdom and Rectify....

Sydney-based Animal Logic has launched Truant Pictures, a company which will develop and produce live-action genre films in Australia, collaborating primarily with emerging and established Aussie talent. Wherever possible the films will be produced in Australia for a worldwide market. Animal Logic CEO Zareh Nalbandian will produce while Toby Nalbandian and Greg Schmidt will serve as VPs of development and production. Truant Pictures will be headquartered at Animal Logic’s Sydney-based studios and will also operate out of its Los Angeles offices alongside sister company Animal Logic Entertainment. The Truant Pictures team is actively seeking stories and material to build out its slate of feature projects. Current projects in development include The Haunting of Mary Todd with Zak Hilditch and Justin Monjo, Biohackers with Stephen McCallum and Michael Kratochvil, The Galvanist with Shayne Armstrong and S.P. Krause, and The Gooynboon with Jub Clerc....